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| + | *[[1900]]: [[Archbishop Sofronios of Cyprus]]. | ||
*[[1990]]: [[Stratos Dionysiou]], [[laika]] singer | *[[1990]]: [[Stratos Dionysiou]], [[laika]] singer | ||
*[[2003]]: [[Vangelis Perpiniadis]], singer, composer | *[[2003]]: [[Vangelis Perpiniadis]], singer, composer | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Revision as of 07:27, May 10, 2006
Events
- 380: Constantinople becomes the capital of the Roman Empire.
- 1934: Labour demonstrations in Kalamata turn bloody as police kill four demostrators.
- 1949: Greece votes against the partition of Palestine. The resolution, however, passes in the UN by 37 - 12.
- 1964: Two Greek officers and a Greek Cypriot policeman are machine-gunned to death in Famagusta. Another Greek officer is injured. The four men were in a vehicle that was stopped by Turkish-Cypriot irregulars.
Births
- 1771: Lascarina Bouboulina, heroine of the Greek Revolution
Deaths
- 1900: Archbishop Sofronios of Cyprus.
- 1990: Stratos Dionysiou, laika singer
- 2003: Vangelis Perpiniadis, singer, composer